"The mother loveth her little child; she bringeth it up on her knees; she nourisheth its body with food; she feedeth its mind with knowledge."
— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson
Date
1781
Metaphor
"The mother loveth her little child; she bringeth it up on her knees; she nourisheth its body with food; she feedeth its mind with knowledge."
Metaphor in Context
The mother loveth her little child; she bringeth it up on her knees; she nourisheth its body with food; she feedeth its mind with knowledge: if it is sick, she nurseth it with tender love; she watcheth over it when asleep; she forgetteth it not for a moment; she teacheth it how to be good; she rejoiceth daily in its growth.
(Hymn III, pp. 14-15)
(Hymn III, pp. 14-15)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
12 entries in ESTC (1781, 1782, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1794, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800).
See Hymns in Prose for Children. By the Author of Lessons for Children. (London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1781). <Link to Penn's Digital Library>
See Hymns in Prose for Children. By the Author of Lessons for Children. (London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1781). <Link to Penn's Digital Library>
Date of Entry
03/08/2014
